Fashion

News, articles and information about the fashion industry, the seasonal fashion shows (such as Mercedes Fashion Week and Olympus Fashion Week) where designers show off their runway creations, and trends showing us what to wear to be hip, including shoes, sunglasses, boots, dresses, slacks, pants, jeans, tops, shirts, jackets and coats.

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He arrived a few days early but not without making his mom and dad work at it a bit.
Dante Ernesto Dufour, son and first child of WTNH traffic reporter and CT Style show co-host Teresa Labarbera Dufour and her husband Brandon Dufour, was born Sunday at...

When their "Baby Du" arrives later this month, he will have no doubt what his mom, popular WTNH personality Teresa Labarbera Dufour, and his dad, businessman Brandon Dufour do for a living. The symbols will be all around him, from the airplane...

The hats were fabulous. They had to be to match the women who turned out to support the Northeast Connecticut Women and Girls' Fund 'Sassy Chapeau Fashion Show.' Held at the Raceway Restaurant in Thompson on May 9, the show featured models representing...

Forget staycationing, daycationing and gaycationing. Now there's nakationing — as in naked vacationing — and the trend goes way beyond topless beaches.
Along with making packing a lot easier, clothes-free or clothing-optional travel is big business, with...

The best style flows from the boutique to the street. You've seen them, people who turn heads, who cook up their own style. CTNow has stopped them while we're out and about on the Connecticut streets and asked them, how do you do it?
Wethersfield...

With spring finally bursting into bloom, here's a tableau of fresh fashions to consider, whether considering what to wear to a cultural fundraiser, a garden wedding or just another day at the office. The emphasis is on fun and color this season,...

There was a time not so long ago when a man wearing sweatpants in a social situation was pretty much signaling to the world that, as far as fashion was concerned, he had thrown in the towel.
Sweatpants made a statement then, one that said, I'm done...

Regarding the article "Top Trends From Paris Fashion Week" [March 22]: I am convinced that the reason the models all look angry is that they do not like the clothes they are wearing.
Marsha D. Birch, Essex

MIDDLETOWN — The owners of a successful women's clothing boutique in New Haven have opened a second location inside the Main Street Market indoor mall.
Yurway Boutique owners Ronen Yur and Marcia Calisman opened their shop on Chapel Street in New Haven...

Take a look at photographer Christina Houser's website, and you'll see shots of sweet newborns, adorable kids, smiling families and proud high school seniors.
You'll also see a section titled "Bellies."
That's "bellies" as in...

Books on food, fantasy, President John F. Kennedy, a memoir and some new novels will be discussed by their authors at free events at R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, Madison. All require reservations: 203-245-3959 or www.rjjulia.com.
On...

MANCHESTER — A business that provides custom-designed clothing is slated to move into a Main Street storefront in the spring.Artisan Ink is planning to open at 974 Main St., owner Robert Clark said. The business provides a variety of custom-printed and...

WTNH News 8 is closing out the year by announcing some new strategic changes for its current Connecticut Style show.
The former afternoon show will more to 9 a.m. following "Good Morning America" beginning Jan. 12 with previously announced...

It's a new "golden" age of television, some insist. And that is serving as the impetus for Connecticut Forum's upcoming panel discussion, "Today's Great TV" scheduled for Dec. 6 at the Bushnell.
Joining "Breaking...

There's a young vibe coming to WTNH's Connecticut Style.
Deejay Ryan Kristafer has signed a two-year contract to host the show with WTNH reporter and show host Teresa Dufour.
"I think my dad is more excited and nervous about it than I...

It shouldn't be hard to kill skinny jeans. After all, women love and loathe them in equal measure.
Three years ago, clothing merchants tried to snuff out the trend with an innovation called flares. Women kept right on buying their skinnies. Now, chains...

Hartford area designer style and television fashion celebrities teamed up in Hartford Saturday for the 2nd annual "WE CAN With Mondo Guerra" fundraiser benefiting AIDS Connecticut.
Guerra, a contestant and winner on Lifetime Network's...

WOLCOTT, CT (October 1, 2014) Connecticut author Kourtney Heintz was thrilled when her debut novel, The Six Train to Wisconsin, won a bronze medal for paranormal fiction in the Readers Favorite International Book Awards. Heintz explained, Ive never...

You may not have a masterwork, or even a minor work, hiding in a storage unit. But your basement and attic may be bursting with possessions you no longer want, and you might be surprised by the amount you can pocket if you know the best ways to sell...

There was a time when being "fashion-forward" was no easy feat, when clothing was not mass-produced like it is today, when there were no paper patterns to speak of, and when sewing machines were not invented yet. In the early 1800s, there were...